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Kids Count Report – Michigan

Michigan’s child poverty rate climbed 23 percent from 2006 to 2014, By Brian McVicar, March 21, 2016, MLive: “Nearly one in four Michigan children live in poverty, a way of life that impacts everything from their health and education to their future employment and economic security, according to a report released today. The report, from the Michigan League for Public Policy, shows that Michigan’s 2014 poverty rate was 22.6 percent, down from a peak of 24.7 percent in 2012…”

Child poverty rates rose in Lansing area, group says, By Ken Palmer, March 22, 2016, Lansing State Journal: “The number of children living in poverty in the Lansing area continues to rise along with most of the rest of the state, according to the Michigan League for Public Policy. Nearly 24 percent of Ingham County children were living in poverty in 2014, up from 21.5 percent in 2006, according the 2016 Kids Count report released Monday by the nonpartisan institute based in Lansing. Child poverty rose in 80 of Michigan’s 83 counties over that period, with more than one in five Michigan children living below the poverty line in 2014, the report said…”

Report: Child poverty rate climbs in Metro Detroit, By Nicquel Terry, March 21, 2016, Detroit News: “Child poverty is on the rise, with all three Metro Detroit counties showing an increase over the past eight years, according to data released Monday by the Michigan League for Public Policy. The data, published in the Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2016, revealed that Macomb County had the biggest jump among counties between 2006 and 2014, with an 8 percent increase…”